ESPN’s Kevin Jackson has an important point to remember in the whole Kobe thing: while we should give Kobe Bryant some slack on the grounds that he’s presumed innocent, we should also remember not to rush to judge his accuser, either.
I’m sick of this story already, and it will only get worse. I can only imagine if my son was old enough to follow the NBA; Bryant’s the kind of guy you wouldn’t have minded seeing a poster of on your kid’s wall. And then, not only the fall from grace, but to have to explain the idea of rape to, say, an 8-year-old kid . . . innocent or no, I’d be pissed at Bryant for putting us all in that position.